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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1002 PM EDT THU OCT 21 2021
WVZ039-525-220230-
NORTHWEST RANDOLPH WV-UPSHUR WV-
1002 PM EDT THU OCT 21 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
RANDOLPH AND SOUTHERN UPSHUR COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 PM EDT...
AT 1002 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ROCK CAVE, OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BUCKHANNON, MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MILL CREEK, ROCK CAVE, WOMELSDORF (COALTON), HUTTONSVILLE, ALEXANDER,
KANAWHA HEAD AND ALTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3871 7997 3874 8040 3876 8040 3887 8036
3891 7994
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 277DEG 24KT 3882 8033
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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